Three UK has joined rival mobile operators O2 and Vodafone in offering the new and much anticipated HTC Desire HD smartphone .
The powerful device, which runs Google’s Android 2.2 Froyo operating system and also sports the latest version of HTC’s Sense UI, is available for free on pay monthly deals starting from £40 per month.
The standout feature of the Desire HD is its stunning 4.3-inch LCD capacitive touchscreen display, which according to the Three makes it great “for surfing the internet, reading and downloading eBooks on the preinstalled reader app and watching high definition movies on Three’s award winning network”.
It also includes a 1GHz Snapdragon processor, an 8-megapixel camera with auto focus, dual LED flash and HD 720P video recording, 3G, WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity options, and 1GB of internal memory with a microSD card slot for additional storage space.
Commenting on the phone’s release, Sylvia Chind, head of branded devices at Three UK, said: “With wide ranging media capabilities, the HTC Desire HD is a welcome addition to our ever-growing Android family of phones .”
“The social networking and integrated features of this phone paired with our strong 3G network makes the HTC Desire HD a real stand-out smartphone .”
Three are offering the Desire HD for £40 a month on The One Plan which includes 2000 cross network minutes, 5000 Three-to-Three minutes, 5000 texts and 1GB data.
Alternatively, customers can pay £449.99 for the handset on PAYG which includes £10 worth of top-up.
